Hill leads tree planting as a tribute to Roosevelt
ADG
10/31/19
WASHINGTON -- In a city polarized by impeachment investigations, Republican and Democratic leaders paused Wednesday to pay tribute to a president from New York who is revered on both sides of the aisle -- Teddy Roosevelt.
At the invitation of U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.,… Read more »
Political rivals plant tree together on Capitol lawn in honor of Teddy Roosevelt
ABC4 (Salt Lake City)
10/31/19
NEXSTAR (WASHINGTON) – Amid the divisive impeachment inquiry, political rivals in Congress took a moment to plant a tree together in front of the U.S. Capitol in honor of the conservationist president: Theodore Roosevelt.
There are nearly 900 trees on the Capitol… Read more »
Arkansas delegates reflect on life of John Walker, flags ordered at half-staff
KATV
10/28/19
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Politicians from both sides of the aisle reflected on John Walker's death, remembering the civil rights attorney as a man who led with passion and conviction.
"Whether he agreed with your politics or not he was always a friend he was always somebody that was gracious… Read more »
Congressman Hill receives the 2019 Congressional Champion award from the president of In Defense of Christians (IDC), Toufic Baaklini (pictured right) and Government Relations Director, Peter Burns (pictured left).
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Recently, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) received In Defense… Read more »
WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF: Crawford on inquiry; Arkansas teen honored in D.C. for advocacy; state’s Snyder, Hill honor Cummings
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
10/20/19
WASHINGTON — Portraying the impeachment inquiry as partisan skulduggery, U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., said the investigation shouldn’t distract lawmakers from their primary responsibilities.
The lawmaker from… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) attended the Elaine Massacre Memorial Dedication Ceremony in Helena, Arkansas. The dedication ceremony commemorates the 100-year anniversary of the Elaine Massacre of 1919— the deadliest racial confrontation in Arkansas history and possibly the bloodiest racial conflict in the… Read more »
Brawner: Why one ex-con is ‘proud of the man that I have become’
Times Record
9/15/19
Less than a year ago, Terrance Knowlton was in a Wrightsville prison for dealing drugs. Now, he says, “I’m proud of the man that I have become today.”
How did he get from there to here? Partly thanks to Shorter College.
Knowlton, 30, made bad choices in life and ended up selling drugs out… Read more »
WASHINGTON D.C. — In an interview with former Arkansas Governor, Mike Huckabee, on the Trinity Broadcasting Network, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) discussed his legislation, H.RES.49, in support of religious liberty for Coptic Christians in Egypt. Congressman Hill also discussed his support for H.R. 962, the Born-Alive Survivors Protection Act, legislation he cosponsored to protect… Read more »
HILL INTRODUCES RESOLUTION SUPPORTING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM OF COPTIC CHRISTIANS IN EGYPT
By Coptic Solidarity
Today, on Religious Freedom Day, Congressman French Hill (R-AR) introduced a resolution, H.Res.49, expressing support for Coptic Christians and religious liberty in Egypt:
“Egypt and the United States are important partners in the fight against terrorism. However, we must… Read more »